East Orange man is killed during robbery

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced an investigation into the shooting death of a 52-year-old East Orange man
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EAST ORANGE — A 52-year-old East Orange man was killed Tuesday afternoon during what appears to be a robbery gone wrong, police said.

Noel Oroma was attacked on Washington Street at 2:35 p.m., according to Thomas Fennelly, Essex County's chief assistant prosecutor. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he died roughly 30 minutes later, Fennelly said.

It is unclear exactly how Oroma died, according to Katherine Carter, a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. An autopsy has been scheduled for today.

Police have not identified any suspects in the slaying, but Fennelly said Oroma appears to have been the victim of a robbery.